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title: "Help! Heavy, unexpected rain last night. The soil in my strawberry…"
description: "Help! Heavy, unexpected rain last night. The soil in my strawberry pot (and a few others) had compacted so much that the roots are exposed. What should I do?…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/fQMb4LBpTFClH5FXd9tWvg"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Olivia"
published: "2024-05-09T14:33:44.322223Z"
language: "en"
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# Help! Heavy, unexpected rain last night. The soil in my strawberry…

_Posted by Olivia on 2024-05-09_

Help! Heavy, unexpected rain last night. The soil in my strawberry pot (and a few others) had compacted so much that the roots are exposed. What should I do? Repot? Add more soil on top? Wait for it to dry out a bit?

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## 2 comments

### Dallas commented on 2024-05-09

I don’t personally have much experience with strawberries, but the plant itself still looks really healthy so I would probably just add more soil very carefully on top

### Canadian Gardener commented on 2024-05-14

Strawberries are very hardy put soil on top I had new transplants live through 2 freaking snow storms days after planting just water the new soil in.

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